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Trading is the Secret To Getting Ahead

Jaana Woiceshyn — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:33:53 +0000

The best way for human beings to survive and flourish is not to be givers or takers but traders.

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Apple Computer Should Not Have To Pay Taxes

Jaana Woiceshyn — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:23:39 +0000

Apple, the most highly valued technology company and the creator of wonderful products that millions enjoy and use to enhance their productivity, has been accused of not paying enough taxes at a congressional hearing where CEO Tim Cook was grilled yesterday. (See the story here). More specifically, Apple was accused of avoiding $9 billion or [...]

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Environmental Wackosim: We Are the Idiots

Walter Williams — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:02:53 +0000

The next time an environmentalist warns us of a pending disaster or that we are running out of something, we ought to ask: When was the last time a prediction of yours was right?

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Undoing the Brainwashing

Thomas Sowell — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:01:44 +0000

This time of year, as college students return home for the summer, many parents may notice how many politically correct ideas they have acquired on campus. Some of those parents may wonder how they can undo some of the brainwashing that has become so common in what are supposed to be institutions of higher learning. [...]

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Wimps Versus Barbarians

Thomas Sowell — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:55:14 +0000

When the nationwide campus disruptions and violence of the 1960s gave way to quieter times in the 1970s, many academics congratulated themselves on having restored peace. But it was the peace of surrender.

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Chavez’s Socialism Has Been a Disaster

Carl Svanberg — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:59:54 +0000

Hugo Chavez's socialism has been a complete and utter disaster. Especially for the poor.

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New Left America

Scott Holleran — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:35:39 +0000

Years ago, Hillary Clinton, speaking as the president’s wife, went on NBC’s Today Show and complained of what she called a “vast right-wing conspiracy” without citing evidence. She said there was a conspiracy to discredit her husband over the scandal of his having an affair with an intern. It turned out that there was a [...]

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Lessons by American Colleges on Hating America

Walter Williams — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:47:23 +0000

Brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who are accused of setting the bombs that exploded at the Boston Marathon, attended the University of Massachusetts. Maybe they hated our nation before college, but if you want lessons on hating America, college attendance might be a good start. Let’s look at it. “We need to think very, very [...]

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Lies About Libya: Obama, Clinton and Benghazi

Thomas Sowell — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:45:40 +0000

Despite Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's loudly proclaimed question "What difference, at this point, does it make?" the difference is between an honest mistake and a calculated lie to deceive the American people, in order to win an election.

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Looking Back — and Forward

Thomas Sowell — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:43:28 +0000

Whatever Barack Obama's words, his deeds have been directed less toward stopping Iran from going nuclear than they have been toward stopping Israel from stopping Iran from going nuclear.

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Benghazi: Obama’s “Wag the Dog” in Reverse

Edward Cline — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:36:38 +0000

Some time ago speculation ran through the Mainstream Media and the Internet about which “playbook” the Obama administration has been following in terms of its domestic and international policies. Was it George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, or Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged? The consensus came down for Atlas Shrugged, a novel whose villains seemed to have enjoyed [...]

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Obama’s “Transformation” of Free Speech

Michael J Hurd — Tue, 14 May 2013 01:33:35 +0000

Obama represents the worst in people: Unaccountability, resentment, envy and unearned entitlement. He speaks to the small-minded and petty in people, and he has the “audacity” to call this “progressive.”

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“Mad Men”: The Left’s Hidden Persuader

Edward Cline — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:38:30 +0000

One question about the creators of "entertainment" such as "Mad Men" which I have never seen asked by other critics is: Why are they stuck in that particular creative rut? Why are stories that are pro-individualism, pro-happiness, and pro-freedom impossible to them to conceive of and develop?

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Obamacare: Soaking the Poor

Richard E. Ralston — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:18:19 +0000

The redistribution of wealth means the redistribution from you to politicians.

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The Right to Self-Defense is Deeper than Gun Control

Michael J Hurd — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:14:31 +0000

So many of the issues of our time -- or perhaps any time -- hinge on whether one considers the full context, or only one element of it.

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How Obamacare Redefines “Health Insurance”

Michael J Hurd — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:11:27 +0000

Associated Press reports: Thousands of people with serious medical problems are in danger of losing coverage under President Obama’s healthcare overhaul because of cost overruns, state officials say. At risk is the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, a transition program that’s become a lifeline for the so-called uninsurables — people with serious medical conditions who can’t [...]

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Bouncing Ball Politics

Thomas Sowell — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:08:05 +0000

Housing has been just one area where the bouncing ball approach to political decision-making has led the country into one disaster after another.

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Honest Examination of Race

Walter Williams — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:06:11 +0000

One definition given for insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results; it might also be a definition of stupidity. Let’s look at some cities where large percentages of black Americans live under poor conditions. Experiencing a violent crime rate of 2,137 per 100,000 of the population, Detroit is [...]

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Words That Replace Thought

Thomas Sowell — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:05:15 +0000

If there is ever a contest for words that substitute for thought, “diversity” should be recognized as the undisputed world champion. You don’t need a speck of evidence, or a single step of logic, when you rhapsodize about the supposed benefits of diversity. The very idea of testing this wonderful, magical word against something as [...]

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Germany Under Pressure To Create Money

John Browne — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:11:49 +0000

Currently, central banks around the world are walking in lock step down a dangerous path of money creation. Led by the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan, economic policy is driven by the idea that printed money can be the true basis of growth. The result is an unprecedented global orgy of currency creation. [...]

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